#89. Forgotten Ideas, Imagination-Compost, and a New Haunting Short Story

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Brainstoryum: Short Stories and Writing Prompts

Anna Tizard

95 episodes

1 week ago

Brainstorm stories using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse - a creative writing challenge you'll never forget! Hosted by award-winning dreampunk & fantasy author Anna Tizard. The game produces strange, often hilarious sentences, but after a bit of head-scratching (and tea drinking!), they inspire weird & unexpected stories. This show has evolved: Shows 37 & later focus more on storytelling, and the story brainstorms are deeper & richer. Shows 28-33 are Alice in Wonderland specials. Earlier shows include profound discussions on writing before game play. Dive in and don't look back!

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#89. Forgotten Ideas, Imagination-Compost, and a New Haunting Short Story

Brainstoryum: Short Stories and Writing Prompts

37 minutes 8 seconds

2 months ago

#89. Forgotten Ideas, Imagination-Compost, and a New Haunting Short Story

Your weekend is not weird enough without Brainstoryum! Join award-winning fantasy and dreampunk author, Anna Tizard, in a funny and dark Alice in Wonderland-style journey into the imagination. Brainstorming and writing short stories has never been such a wild adventure until you’ve tried using the surrealist word game of Exquisite Corpse. Listeners’ words are drawn from the legendary Socks of Destiny and mixed into writing prompts which lead to the most unexpected story ideas – and a fascinating exploration of creative writing craft. This show includes 3 new laugh-out-loud game results, which (of course) lead to a new, haunting dark fantasy story.

The show also includes microfiction and poems from: Nick Vracar, Alessandro Bozzo, Mostly Paul (Quantum Fairy on Bsky), and Dale Tudge (Dale Tudge Humor! on Bsky).

Subscribe for free to Anna Tizard’s private email list and receive an e-book to begin your journey into The Bookof Exquisite Corpse (includes exclusive material not published anywhere else). Go to www.annatizard.com.